Folks... I recently spent time in the Minnesota (US-Canada) Boundary waters and I have a question for filling out my Sea Service form that I cannot find online.
When I search 46 CFR Part 7, I get all of the information for the east, west, and gulf coast boundaries, but nothing regarding inland lakes and rivers.
We spent 2 days on Lake Superior (that part is easy), but then went west to Ely, MN where we boarded 3 boats provided by the outfitter which eventually landed us at a camp site on an island in Basswood Lake. From our campsite we could see Canada it was so close...
Since the Sea Service form only has boxes for "shoreward of the boundary line" which I'm guessing is inshore or nearshore, or "seaward of the boundary line" which I guess would be offshore, where do inland lakes and rivers come in on the form?
Would simply listing the bodies of water in Section 1 be sufficient, and leave the 46 CFR Part 7 questions blank?
BTW - Fishing in the BWCAW was awesome. Walleye to 20", Northern Pike to 33" (throw-back as it was in the slot), Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, and Yellow Perch were all fun to catch. We caught plenty of fish for a fresh catch dinner our last night in camp.
The big Northern was caught on a 7' St Croix 3-piece travel rod with a Shimano Stradic 3000FI spooled with braid and a steel leader, and a #4 Mepps with the barbs crushed and one hook cut off. The fish made a half dozen runs and almost didn't fit our net.
When I search 46 CFR Part 7, I get all of the information for the east, west, and gulf coast boundaries, but nothing regarding inland lakes and rivers.
We spent 2 days on Lake Superior (that part is easy), but then went west to Ely, MN where we boarded 3 boats provided by the outfitter which eventually landed us at a camp site on an island in Basswood Lake. From our campsite we could see Canada it was so close...
Since the Sea Service form only has boxes for "shoreward of the boundary line" which I'm guessing is inshore or nearshore, or "seaward of the boundary line" which I guess would be offshore, where do inland lakes and rivers come in on the form?
Would simply listing the bodies of water in Section 1 be sufficient, and leave the 46 CFR Part 7 questions blank?
BTW - Fishing in the BWCAW was awesome. Walleye to 20", Northern Pike to 33" (throw-back as it was in the slot), Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, and Yellow Perch were all fun to catch. We caught plenty of fish for a fresh catch dinner our last night in camp.
The big Northern was caught on a 7' St Croix 3-piece travel rod with a Shimano Stradic 3000FI spooled with braid and a steel leader, and a #4 Mepps with the barbs crushed and one hook cut off. The fish made a half dozen runs and almost didn't fit our net.
